Kelly Gonzalez currently serves as Interim Library Director and Deputy Director of the University
of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Library at Dallas. She has a MSIS (Master of Science in
Information Science) degree from the University of North Texas and an MBA in health care
management from Saint Leo University. Kelly is also a Distinguished Member of the Academy of
Health Information Professionals and a Fellow of the Frye Leadership program and a Fellow of
the National Library of Medicine/Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries. She has a
distinguished career as an educator for the Medical Library Association s Rising Stars program
as well as adjunct faculty for the University of North Texas, the UT Southwestern Medical
Center in Dallas, and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.
In her current role she is responsible for providing overall leadership, direction and guidance to
the Library. She is responsible in particular for budget, personnel and planning for the Library.
In addition, works with the Library's Assessment Librarian to plan and coordinate all assessment
activities, including surveys and statistics and works with the Assistant Director of Strategic
Planning to develop the Library's strategic planning process and objectives.